Individual research recommendation details

Recommendation ID

CG161/2

Question

Prevalence of risk factors for falling in older inpatients:- Which risk factors for falling that can be treated, improved or managed during the hospital stay are most prevalent in older patients who fall in inpatient settings in the UK?

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Why this is important:- Many existing studies identify risk factors for falling in the inpatient setting, but these studies are not all relevant to a current UK hospital population. Additionally, existing studies often focus on factors that predict falls but cannot be treated, improved or managed (such as chronological age). Identifying the risk factors for falling that are most prevalent in the current UK older inpatient population underpins the development of more effective and better targeted multifactorial assessments and interventions.

Source guidance details

Comes from guidance

Falls in older people: assessing risk and prevention

Number

CG161

Date issued

June 2013

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